They came to take points, we will have to settle for the draw. Deprived of Nuzzolo, Ramizi and Kamber, Neuchâtel Xamax FCS shared the 1-1 challenge with Lugano on Saturday night in the Super League football. In the classification, the Neuchâtelois remain ninth.
In this particular encounter, Xamax showed two faces, one attractive in the first half, the other too wait-and-see in the second.
While the “red and black” were dangerous throughout the first period, it was the Luganais who opened the scoring against the course of the game. An unfortunate deflection of Igor Djuric allowed the Luganais Maric to catapult the ball to the bottom of the Neuchâtel goal. But Xamax did not capitulate and finally got a deserved penalty five minutes later, which Ivorian Serey Dié was quick to transform.
The second half then saw the Neuchâtelois retreat and offer themselves scares. It was at this point that Joël Magnin decided to bring in new blood with his new player Musa Araz in place of Gaëtan Karlen (73rd). The very enterprising Luganese then found themselves cornered in their defense camp while Xamax benefited from very frank opportunities to regain the advantage, alas without success.
Finally, Neuchâtel Xamax FCS returns from Ticino with one point. Until the Thun match, the “red and black” remain ninth in the standings. / jha
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